Katrina Evacuees Return Home to La. Suburb [View All]

Katrina Evacuees Return Home to La. Suburb

By CAIN BURDEAU, Associated Press Writer

METAIRIE, La. - Thousands of residents began returning to their homes in this New Orleans suburb on Sunday after local officials gave the all-clear, finding debris-strewn yards and homes without power or working sewers.

Gas stations were open, along with a handful of coffee shops and burger joints. One pharmacy was busy with residents stocking up on supplies before heading home for the first time since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Aug. 29.

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New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin announced plans to allow residents back into the city, neighborhood by neighborhood, starting Monday with Algiers, a residential area across the Mississippi River from downtown.

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